THE PARTY IS OVER
Americans experience presidential inaugurations in our nation’s capital every four years. They are gala events, expressions of national pride. All three branches of government are focused on the inauguration of an American president, and there are bands, banners, television coverage, and so on. But times change for presidents. I remember all the pomp and circumstance in January 1977 when Jimmy Carter was inaugurated into office. Now he’s a Sunday School teacher. He speaks to civic groups and builds houses for poor people. He’s the
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